2024 04 04 FCCT Upwards On Thailand's minimum wage increases in 2024 and beyond

Pheu Thai made big promises during the 2023 election campaign, declaring that Thailand's minimum wage would increase from 340 baht/day to 600 baht/day by 2027. The first step in this plan was to be 400 baht in early 2024 but was pulled back to 360 baht/day with promises of more to come.
What is the current status of this ongoing interaction between economics, politics and commerce? What do experts have to say about the economic impacts of minimum wage changes in the region?
Come join us to hear from:
Kiatanan Luankaew, lecturer, Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University.
Sustarum Thammaboosadee, employee representative, Social Security Board.
Noah Shepherd, managing partner, Shepherd Partnership, a firm advising manufacturing businesses in Thailand.
Moderator: Nick Bernhardt, FCCT board member.